strip

passed to <code>gsub</code> default is " "

pattern

single logical passed to <code>base::gsub</code>, default is the
slightly quicker <code>TRUE</code>

use_bytes

<code>gsub</code> is probably quicker than <code>stringr</code>/<code>stringi</code>. For
comorbidity processing, this package prefers the faster <a rd-options="" href="/link/base?package=icd&version=3.3" data-mini-rdoc="icd::base">base</a>
functions, whereas <code>stringr</code> is used for tasks which are not time
critical, e.g. parsing source data to be included in the distributed
<code>icd</code> package.

internal

Calculate comorbidities, Charlson and van Walraven
scores, perform fast and accurate validation, conversion,
manipulation, filtering and comparison of ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes. This
package enables a work flow from raw lists of ICD codes in hospital
databases to comorbidities.  ICD-9 and ICD-10 comorbidity mappings
from Quan (Deyo and Elixhauser versions), Elixhauser and AHRQ
included.  Common ambiguities and code formats are handled.

Jack O Wasey

Comorbidity Calculations and Tools for ICD-9 and ICD-10 Codes

Jack O. Wasey

William Murphy

Anobel Odisho

Vitaly Druker

Ed Lee

strip function

<code>gsub</code> is probably quicker than <code>stringr</code>/<code>stringi</code>. For
comorbidity processing, this package prefers the faster <a rd-options='' href='base'>base</a>
functions, whereas <code>stringr</code> is used for tasks which are not time
critical, e.g. parsing source data to be included in the distributed
<code>icd</code> package.

strip: Strip character(s) from character vector

Description

Usage

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